Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 246 - Trustee Process
Section 82 - Adverse Claimants

Section 82. If an adverse claimant is admitted as a party, the court may award costs between him, the plaintiff and the supposed trustee, or any of them.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part III - Courts, Judicial Officers and Proceedings in Civil Cases

Title IV - Certain Writs and Proceedings in Special Cases

Chapter 246 - Trustee Process

Section 1 - Actions Maintainable; Trustees

Section 2 - Venue

Section 3 - Change of Venue

Section 4 - Venue in District Courts

Section 4a - Change of Venue in District Courts

Section 4b - Venue in Actions to Enforce Support Orders

Section 5 - Trustee Summons; Service

Section 6 - Foreign Corporations; Service

Section 7 - Partnerships; Service

Section 8 - New Trustees; Successive Services

Section 9 - Proceedings if Trustees Discharged

Section 10 - Answer; Filing; Contents

Section 11 - Answer Under Oath; Written Declarations

Section 12 - Interrogatories; Answer

Section 13 - Discharge of Trustees

Section 14 - Admissions by Trustees; Interrogatories

Section 15 - Corporations; Appearance and Answer

Section 16 - Truth of Answer

Section 17 - Questions of Fact; Trial

Section 18 - Default of Trustee

Section 19 - False Answers; Penalty

Section 20 - Effect of Attachment

Section 20a - Attachment of Wages; Proceedings Outside Commonwealth Against Resident Debtors and Employers Prohibited

Section 22 - Liability as Trustee of Assignee in Insolvency

Section 23 - Liability of Receivers

Section 24 - Money, etc., Due but Not Payable; Attachment

Section 25 - Conveyances Void as to Creditors; Persons Having Property as Trustees

Section 26 - Mutual Demands Between Trustee and Defendant; Liability of Trustee

Section 27 - Liability of Trustee Before Knowledge of Service

Section 28 - Wages and Pensions; Exemptions; Exceptions

Section 28a - Monies Held by Banks or Similar Institutions; Exemption; Limitations

Section 29 - Offer of Judgment; Costs

Section 30 - Attaching Exempt Wages; Penalty

Section 31 - Bonds; Savings Banks as Trustees

Section 32 - Claims Not Attachable by Trustee Process

Section 33 - Claims by Third Persons

Section 34 - Assignments as Security for Debts

Section 35 - Actions Pending by Defendant Against Trustees; Continuance

Section 36 - Actions Not Continued; Liability of Judgment Debtor as Trustee

Section 37 - Defendant in Pending Action Adjudged Trustee; Proceedings

Section 38 - Counterclaim by Defendant in Pending Action; Proceedings

Section 39 - Form of Judgment Charging Trustee

Section 40 - Second Attachment; Recovery by Defendant

Section 41 - Liability of Trustee After Thirty Days

Section 42 - Demand on Absent Trustee; Service

Section 43 - Effect of Judgment Against Trustee

Section 44 - Discharge of Trustee; Actions by Defendant

Section 45 - Action to Satisfy Judgment Upon Default of Trustee

Section 46 - Default of Trustee; Judgment in Absence of Answer or Examination in Original Action

Section 47 - Default of Trustee; Judgment in Case of Answer or Examination in Original Action

Section 48 - Appearance of Trustee; Proceedings; Judgments

Section 49 - Limitations

Section 50 - Death of Trustee Before Judgment Satisfied

Section 51 - Death of Trustee Before Judgment; Proceedings; Prior Examination of Deceased

Section 52 - Default Judgments; Payments

Section 53 - Death of Trustee After Judgment

Section 54 - Death Within Thirty Days After Judgment

Section 55 - Service of Execution

Section 56 - Failure of Executor or Administrator to Pay Amount Charged; Remedies

Section 57 - Proceedings if Trustee Is Charged for Specific Property

Section 58 - Determination of Value of Property Delivered

Section 59 - Delivery of Specific Property According to Contract

Section 60 - Property Held by Trustee as Security; Tender by Attaching Creditor

Section 61 - Property Held for Other Than Security Purposes

Section 62 - Property Received by Officer; Disposal; Proceeds

Section 63 - Sale by Trustee of Property Held for Security

Section 64 - Failure of Trustee to Deliver Property

Section 65 - Common Carriers as Trustees; Liability for Nondelivery

Section 66 - Bonds; Persons Entitled to File

Section 67 - Delivery of Property by Trustee; Limitation of Action on Bond

Section 68 - Allowable to Trustee

Section 69 - Payable Out of Effects

Section 70 - Payable by Plaintiff

Section 71 - Persons Absent From Commonwealth

Section 72 - Persons Out of County

Section 73 - Trustees Neglecting to Appear; Liability for Costs

Section 74 - Recovery of Costs

Section 75 - Several Trustees; Liability for Costs

Section 76 - Actions Against Trustees

Section 77 - Action Against Defaulting Trustee; Liability for Costs

Section 78 - Action Against Defaulting Trustee; Costs, Nonliability, Recovery Precluded

Section 79 - Action Against Defaulting Trustee; Costs, Nonliability, Recovery

Section 80 - Action Against Defaulting Trustee; Execution Against Trustee for Costs

Section 81 - Action Against Several Defaulting Trustees; Liability for Costs

Section 82 - Adverse Claimants

Section 83 - Costs Where Damages Less Than Ten Dollars